Health Insurance
Health insurance news and analysis, with coverage of general health insurance trends, major medical insurance, disability insurance, dental insurance, vision plans, telemedicine plans, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, short-term health insurance, the Affordable Care Act public exchange program, and more.
In response to "Van Mueller named 2010 Advisor of the Year"
By Staff WriterCongratulations are in order to Mr. Van Mueller.
October 01, 2010
Insurance Companies Bow Out in Response to ReformOne of the effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has already surfaced: some companies, preferring not to tangle with the new law's requirements or consequences, have bowed out.
September 30, 2010
Feds Add Wellness ProgramThe federal government is testing a wellness pilot program on employees at the Office of Personnel Management, the Department of the Interior, and the General Services Administration.
September 30, 2010
PPACA: Delaware Commissioner Eyes Child-Only ExitsDelaware Insurance Commissioner Karin Weldin Stewart is scheduling meetings with representatives from health insurers in her state that are dropping child-only coverage.
September 30, 2010
Medicare Supplements Source listThis source list represents those companies that chose to participate and that responded by the deadline.
September 30, 2010
Principal Jettisons Health Insurance UnitPrincipal Financial Group Inc. is getting out of the medical insurance and self-insured plan administration businesses, and it has arranged for UnitedHealth Group Inc. to handle renewals.
September 30, 2010
More advisors going rogueThe Securities and Exchange Commission has enacted an asset freeze and other emergency measures against the estate of a Florida retirement advisor who defrauded hundreds of Federal law enforcement officers.
September 30, 2010
Dodd-Frank: The FIO is ComingStaffers at the U.S. Treasury Department already are working on setting up the new Federal Insurance Office created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.